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The Star

Arthur C. Clarke

First published November 1955
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

Human explorers find a vault left by an ancient civilisation that was wiped out by a supernova.

External Links

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1956 Hugo Award Best Short Story Winner
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (131)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 1955 Infinity Science Fiction, November 1955 Royal Publications, Inc. MAGAZINE 120
1958 The Other Side of the Sky Harcourt, Brace & Company Collection 175
1958 The Other Side of the Sky Longmans (Canada) Collection
November 1959 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library Collection 114
November 1959 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library Collection 114
1961 From the Ocean, from the Stars Harcourt, Brace & World Omnibus 276
1961 The Other Side of the Sky Gollancz Collection
1962 The Hugo Winners Doubleday Anthology |05
1962 The Hugo Winners Doubleday Anthology |05
January 1962 From the Ocean, from the Stars Harcourt, Brace & World / SFBC Omnibus 276
April 1962 The Other Side of the Sky The Science Fiction Book Club (UK) Collection 175
June 1962 A Century of Science Fiction Simon & Schuster Anthology 115
July 1962 A Century of Science Fiction Simon & Schuster / SFBC Anthology 115
December 1962 The Hugo Winners Doubleday / SFBC Anthology 145
1963 The Hugo Winners Dennis Dobson Anthology |05
1963 The Other Side of the Sky Gollancz Collection
1963 The Other Side of the Sky Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Collection 115
February 1963 A Century of Science Fiction Dell Anthology 123
June 1963 Best SF Five Faber and Faber Anthology 155
November 1963 A Century of Science Fiction Gollancz Anthology 115
1964 The Hugo Winners Avon Anthology 153
1964 The Hugo Winners Avon Anthology 153
January 1964 A Century of Science Fiction Gollancz Anthology 115
February 1964 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library Collection 114
February 1964 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 114
October 1964 The Hugo Winners Penguin Books Anthology 165
1965 Second Orbit: A New Science Fiction Anthology for Schools John Murray Anthology
January 1965 Short Story International, January 1965 Short Story International MAGAZINE 7
1966 A Century of Science Fiction Pan Books Anthology 143
1966 The Other Side of the Sky Corgi Collection 115
November 1966 Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction Doubleday Anthology 11
1967 Science Fiction Longmans Anthology 232
1967 The Nine Billion Names of God Harcourt, Brace & World Collection 271
1968 Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction Funk & Wagnalls Anthology 11
1968 The Hugo Winners Penguin Books Anthology |05
1968 The Other Side of the Sky Harbrace Paperbound Library Collection 179
1968 Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction Funk & Wagnalls Anthology 11
1969 The Other Side of the Sky Corgi Collection 115
1970 Science Fiction Longman Anthology 232
January 1970 Infinity One Lancer Books Anthology 49
1971 Science Fictions University Tutorial Press (London) Anthology 13
April 1971 A Century of Science Fiction Gollancz Anthology 115
November 1971 Best SF Five Faber and Faber Anthology 155
1972 A Century of Science Fiction BCA - Book Club Associates Anthology 115
January 1972 The Hugo Winners, Volumes One and Two Nelson Doubleday / SFBC Omnibus 123
1973 Speculations Glencoe Press Anthology
1973 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 Sphere Collection 125
April 1973 The Hugo Winners, Volume 1 Fawcett Crest Anthology 153
July 1973 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 114
October 1973 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 Sidgwick & Jackson Collection
1974 Modern Science Fiction Anchor Press / Doubleday Anthology 117
1974 The Other Side of the Sky Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers Collection 115
1974 The Hugo Winners, Volume 1 Fawcett Crest Anthology 153
1974 Modern Science Fiction Anchor Press / Doubleday Anthology 117
January 1974 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1971 Sphere Collection 125
June 1974 Outwards from Earth Faber and Faber Anthology 52
June 1974 The Nine Billion Names of God Signet / New American Library Collection 235
June 1974 The Nine Billion Names of God Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 235
1975 Science Fiction Longman Anthology 232
1975 The Other Side of the Sky Corgi Collection 115
1976 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 Sphere Books Collection 125
1976 Decade: The 1950s Macmillan UK Anthology
1976 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 Sphere Books Collection 125
June 1976 Modern Science Fiction Gregg Press Anthology 117
1977 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library Collection 114
March 1977 Decade: the 1950s Pan Books Anthology 147
October 1977 To Follow a Star: Nine Science Fiction Stories About Christmas Thomas Nelson Anthology 94
1978 Decade: The 1950s St. Martin's Press Anthology 147
1978 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library Collection 114
April 1978 Decade: The 1950s St. Martin's Press Anthology 147
1979 Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 385
1979 Science Fiction Longman Anthology 232
1979 The Nine Billion Names of God Signet / New American Library Collection 235
May 1979 Fantastic Worlds: Myths, Tales, and Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 360
October 1979 The Hugo Winners Fawcett Crest Anthology 153
September 1980 The Nine Billion Names of God Signet / New American Library Collection 235
1981 The Hugo Winners Fawcett Crest Anthology 153
1981 Thought Probes: Philosophy Through Science Fiction Prentice-Hall Anthology 70
July 1981 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library Collection 114
July 1981 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library of Canada Collection 114
1982 The Best of Arthur C. Clarke: 1937-1955 Sphere Collection 125
February 1983 Peter Davison's Book of Alien Planets Sparrow Books Anthology 44
February 1983 Peter Davison's Book of Alien Planets Hutchinson Anthology 44
May 1983 Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology Oxford University Press Anthology 364
May 1983 Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology Oxford University Press Anthology 364
December 1985 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library Collection
December 1986 The Twelve Frights of Christmas Avon Anthology 258
March 1987 The Nine Billion Names of God: The Best Short Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Signet / New American Library Collection 247
May 1987 The Other Side of the Sky VGSF Collection 175
August 1987 The Other Side of the Sky Signet / New American Library Collection 183
January 1988 The Great SF Stories #17 (1955) DAW Books Anthology 270
December 1988 Thought Probes: Philosophy Through Science Fiction Literature Prentice-Hall Anthology 59
March 1990 The Other Side of the Sky VGSF Collection 175
September 1991 More Than One Universe: The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Bantam Spectra Collection 218
December 1991 New Stories from The Twilight Zone Avon Books Anthology 167
August 1992 New Stories from the Twilight Zone Warner Books UK Anthology 167
August 1992 The Other Side of the Sky VGSF / Gollancz Collection
September 1992 The Super Hugos Baen Books Anthology 173
November 1992 Christmas Stars Tor Anthology 82
December 1992 Christmas Stars Tor / SFBC Anthology 82
1993 New Stories from the Twilight Zone Warner Books UK Anthology 235
November 1993 Christmas Stars Tor Anthology 82
July 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor Anthology 86
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orbit Anthology 86
October 1994 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Tor / SFBC Anthology 86
March 1995 The Other Side of the Sky VGSF / Gollancz Collection 175
July 1997 The New Twilight Zone MJF Books Anthology 167
September 1997 The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF Orb Anthology 86
February 1998 The British Way Borealis / White Wolf Publishing Anthology 304
2000 The Collected Stories Gollancz / Orion Collection 517
April 2000 The SFWA Grand Masters: Volume Two Tor Anthology 151
2001 The Young Oxford Book of Christmas Stories Oxford University Press Anthology 115
February 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Tor Collection 517
February 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Tor / SFBC Collection 517
April 2001 The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 2 Tor Anthology
October 2001 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion Collection 517
January 2002 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Orb Collection 517
November 2004 Christmas Stars Tor Anthology 96
August 2005 Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition Pyr Anthology 213
November 2008 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Paw Prints Collection 517
2009 Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition Pyr Anthology
March 2011 The Collected Stories: Volume Three Clipper / W. F. Howes Collection |517
June 2011 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Gollancz / Orion Collection |517
December 2011 The Drabblecast, #227 The Drabblecast MAGAZINE
September 2014 Galileo's Children: Tales of Science vs. Superstition Baen Books Anthology
2016 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke RosettaBooks Collection
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books Anthology 270
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime / Black Lizard / Vintage Books Anthology |25
July 2016 The Big Book of Science Fiction: The Ultimate Collection Vintage Crime/Black Lizard / SFBC Anthology 270
August 2016 The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke Audible Studios Collection |517
April 2022 Arthur C. Clarke Audiobook Collection MotionAudiobooks Omnibus |81